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Your mail order business plan will be unique, whether you are selling treasures from around the world, or from around the house. There are a million different possibilities sitting on your doorstep, or at your fingertips. So here they are ... all three components that you need to create a great mail order business plan for your business.
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Your workbook.
Over 90 pages, stuffed full of everything you need to
know. Step by step, work your way to a successful mail order business plan! |
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Your business plan template,
formatted and waiting for your personal information. This is in
a MS Word format, so you have NO new programs to learn. Use your
existing skills to create a mail order business plan that is uniquely yours. |
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Excel spreadsheets, with charts ready to be automatically generated. Get as creative as you want to be -- This is a program you already know, too. |
In the midst of planning your mail order business, the promotion, the products, the staffing, the build out ... in the midst of all of that comes your financing.
It seems like a daunting task: creating a mail order business plan. And it can be. So we've made this as easy to use as possible. Your business proposal for your business will be finished in no time, in 7 easy steps.
USE PROGRAMS YOU ALREADY KNOW! Don't worry about learning any new programs for your mail order business plan. You will use the programs that you already use every day: MS Word and MS Excel. The templates, both for the text and for the financials, are set up so that all you have to do is enter your personal information.
EASY FORMATTING! Your headers and text and columns are all set up for your mail order business plan. The formatting flows right in. Easy peasy. Your business plan for your mail order business will look very professional, very complete. (It is also easy to change, if you would prefer changing it.)
EASY FINANCIALS! The Excel template is set up so that all you do is enter the data for your mail order business plan. All columns are added automatically. It even creates charts automatically! If you have accounting skills, go ahead and stretch your wings. Or, get all the background figures together so that your accountant can whip the financials together in no time. Either way, your mail order business plan benefits.
EASY TO FOLLOW INSTRUCTIONS. The ebook that you will receive takes you step by step through building your mail order business plan. There just isn't an easier way to do it.
LOTS OF SAMPLES! Sometimes it really helps to see how other successful retail business plans were written. So we have included lots of examples, such as
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Links to OVER 40 sample
retail business plans in businesses
that may be similar to yours! |
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Sample styles for Biographical Summaries -- with sample text too! |
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Lots of sample summaries and examples for language and formatting |
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Sample Company Information pages! |
Bankers and other lenders are not always kind in the questions they throw at you. Venture capitalists are notorious for their sharp, unexpected questions. Whatever style of lender/investor you meet with, be prepared for the really tough questions they may throw at you. Questions like:
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Why are you so special, in 10 seconds or less? (Step 2) |
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Why are you worth all this money? |
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You've already
failed .
Why should we invest more money in you? (Step 2) |
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About those
competitors ... (Step 5) |
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So why are you riding the
coattails of
someone else's success ? (Step 5) |
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Just how
real are those numbers ? (Step 6) |
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How did you get that
fancy title in your last job? (Step 3) |
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What's so great about being
the newest kid on the block? (Step 5) |
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Who
in your company knows anything ? (Step 5) |
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You do realize that
YOU are the weakest link .
Don't you? (Step 3) |
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Are you the only one who
cares about this business? (Step 3) |
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Who says this
industry
is so hot? (Step 5) |
More important are the questions that are NOT asked. Answer them before they are ever asked, and you will be well on your way to success.
AND TACKLE THE TOUGH SECTIONS WITH CONFIDENCE ...
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Great, inexpensive ways to really
present yourself professionally. (Step
2) |
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The
ONLY 2 ways to start your business plan (Step 2) |
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Why
you don't want a 3-page "Executive Summary
", and what to do instead (Step 2) |
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The most overlooked part of the business plan -- and it's the one that can really promote your business (Step 4) |
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The
one phrase to never use in your "Use of Funds Statement" (Step 2) |
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Make Your Use of Funds Statement
Sell Your Business (Step 2) |
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When 2 + 2 = Whatever
You Want (Step 6) |
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6 Things That
Must NOT Be In Biographical Summaries (Step 3) |
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When You Should
Ignore Your Lawyer's Example (Step 3) |
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Templates for
Biographical Summaries (Step 3) |
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The Phrases That Lenders
Love To See (Step 3) |
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Using your biographicals for the biggest
impact (Step 3) |
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All about
Seed Money, Startup Funds, Pro formas and Balance Sheets -- Step
by step (Step 6) |
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A photo? Of a
minority owner? (Step 3) |
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SIC 'em (Step 6) |
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The scariest part (Step 6) |
... And lots more! All in the 7 steps to creating mail
order business plans.
It just doesn't get any better than that.
The New World Of Mail Order
"Mail order" used to mean catalog sales, those printed missives that you got in the mail. But "mail order" has reached a whole new realm with the internet. Now "online business" has got to factored into "mail order". I cannot imagine a catalog company anywhere that doesn't have a strong internet presence. Consider "mail" plus "email", and it equals billions and billions of dollars every years. Your business might be defined as:
... and lots more! However you choose to identify your business, this is the business plan that will set the path for your financing.
Try one of these ...
Skates ...Bath & Body Products ...Bicycles ...Books ...Bridal Shop ...Cameras ...Carpet & Flooring ...Cell Phones ...Cigars ...Computers...Bait ...Cookies ...Cooking Supplies ...Cosmetics ...T-Shirts ...Dance Outfitter ...Diamond ...Jewelry Business Plan ...Doll ...Dollar Stuff ...Electronics ...Fire Equipment ...Formal Wear ...Art Gallery ...Cheeses ...Hardware Business Plan ...Hats ...Equipment Sales...Hobby Shop ...Home Accessories ...Furniture Business Plan ...Hunting Equipment...Import Export Goods ...Lighting ...Lingerie ...Massage Aids ...Men's Clothing Business Plan ...Motorcycle Parts ...Musical Instrument ...Novelty Shop ...Nursery ...Vitamins ...Nutrition Shop ...Office Equipment Business Plan ...Office Supply ...Party Goods ...Pottery ...Printing Shop ...Racing parts Store ...Record CD ...Tobacco ...Magazine and Printed Materials... Imported Fabric ...Shoe Business Plan ...Skate ...Skateboard Shop ...Special Needs Clothing ...Specialty Clothing ...Specialty Gifts ...Sports Store Business Plan ...Collectibles ...Antiques ...Artists Supplies ...Sunglass Shop ...Communications Store ...Toiletry Business Plan ...Trading Cards ...Used CDs ...Video Business Plan ...Home Supplies ...Card Shop ...Baby Clothes ...Maternity Clothes ...Runners Shop Business Plan ...Athletic Equipment ...Toy Store Business Plan ...Games ...Cutlery Shop ...Beauty Supply ...Cosmetics ...Health Foods Store Business Plan
You will receive 3 separate files for your mail order business plan. They will all be in ONE downloadable, zip file. You can begin working immediately on your new mail order business plan!
The three files you will receive are:
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A pdf file. Your Workbook . I hesitate to call it an "instruction book", but it is stuffed with all the information you need to create a dynamic mail order business plan, rapidly and easily. 90+ pages. |
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A Microsoft Word file. Your Template. This is the actual template that you will use for the text of your mail order business plan. You can change it, switch it, mess it up, or use it just as it is. Use all the formatting tools in MS Word that you already know. |
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A Microsoft Excel file. Your Financials. This is the actual set of financial summaries that you will use in your mail order business plan. You can add, delete, mess it up -- or format it -- with all the tools in MS Excel. |
We know how tough it can be to get a mail order business plan put into action, so we've decided to give you a boost with our great introduction to online business:
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YOUR UNABASHED GUIDE TO BUILDING A HOME INTERNET BUSINESSBuilding an internet business is a lot like learning to tango: I can teach you the basics, and give you lots of resources. But the dips and twirls and the passion -- that has to come from you. |
This great volume is stuffed with volumes of information for your mail order business plan, such as
It even has its own INTERNET BUSINESS PLAN TOOLBOX with
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85pp. WAHM-IT! Work At Home Moms: The Master Course. (aka, True Tales of the Internet Moms) Stuffed with solid experience-based information on building an internet business in conjunction with your mail order business plan. |
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There's a real knack to selling on the web. And it all comes down to Words, Words, Words. Here's the real scoop on what you need to know. Write right, right from the start. |
We can't guarantee your success, but we can provide everything in our arsenal to help you on the way. Your success is now up to you.
We have spent decades writing all manner of business
plans. We know there is a hard way, and an easy way. This is the easy
way for your mail order
business plan. Spend your time
creating a great written plan for your business, not learning new
programs.
Your mail order business plan will come together quickly with all the resources that we have included.
I wish we could sit at your elbow and help each and every one of
you create a great mail order business plan. But
since that isn't possible, this is a pretty darn good option.
p.s. --
Yes, this is a genuine offer! No bait and switch here. This is the
real, hard core information you need so you can write your own great
business plan. Absolutely NO ONE is going to try to sell you a $5,000
"business plan package". That just isn't how we work.
p.p.s. -- Yes, there are lots and lots of "freebies". Over 300 pages worth. They are all on this website, at no cost at all. No strings attached.
p.p.p.s -- Yes, there is lots of follow up!! Whenever you have a question, post it at How To Write Business Plans. We will all be delighted to help. The site is open 24/7, so post your question any time!
p.......s -- No, there isn't a silly reason to wait. Go ahead, get your 7-Step mail order Business Plan now and start making your dream come true. No matter what kind of mail order business you have in mind, from anthill farms to Z-Biggie Equipment, it can be yours.
BTW, Business Plan Master is pleased to offer a number of other retail business plan packages. One of them may be closer to what you are planning on. Look to the left for our most popular retail business plans.
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